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A Study On 2 Matriarchal African Elephants In Botswana’s Chobe National Park Found They Sleep Only 2 Hrs Daily, Travel Long Distances, 19 Miles In 10 Hrs, Without Rest, And Stay Awake For 46 Hrs Straight, Unlike Captive Elephants That Sleep 5-6 Hrs. Researchers Used Gps Trackers And Actiwatch Implants To Monitor Activity Levels And Indicate That The Result Cannot Be Generalized Due To The Small Data Size.

Wild Elephants Sleep Just 2 Hours a Day, Puzzling Scientists in UCLA Study

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/wild-elephants-sleep-just-2-hours-puzzling-scientists-ucla-study-n728941

A study of matriarchal elephants in Botswana revealed the lumbering creatures only slept for two hours a day — apparently the least of any mammals.